<BODY><P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"> In case any list members might be interested but had not yet heard, North Korea is apparently again welcoming foreign visitors, including even U.S. citizens, for its upcoming Arirang Mass Performance events being held in honor of the late but still incumbent President Kim's mid-April birthday. Details can be found at the Asia Pacific Travel Ltd. website: <A href="http://www.northkorea1on1.com/Itinerary.cfm"><FONT color=#800080>http://www.northkorea1on1.com/Itinerary.cfm</FONT></A>. <BR>
Subscriptions are apparently slow in coming, as an American friend of mine is hoping seven more folks will sign up for the "April 25 departure 7-day North Korea itinerary" to meet the ten-member minimum for the tour. Read the fine print, however; the "7-day NK itinerary" includes only three nights in Pyongyang -- two full days sandwiched between two days devoted mostly or entirely to travel; the "April 25 departure" doesn't actually depart Beijing for Pyongyang until April 28. The $2,410 cost is based on double occupancy and at least 15 participants; $200 surcharge would apply for 10-14 folks.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">Ken Kaliher<BR>Seoul<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><FONT face=Arial>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <BR>Back-up E-mail: kenkaliher@hotmail.com <BR>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <BR>"I can assure you that no bank in Switzerland would open or operate such an account [for North Korean leader Kim Jong-il]." <BR> -- Swiss bankers' association head Pierre Mirabaud, quoted by AP on February 8, 2007<BR><BR></FONT></BODY>